Deborah Thorne
Professor of Sociology at the University of Idaho who brings qualitative and sociological perspectives to household debt and financial hardship research as a principal investigator with the Consumer Bankruptcy Project.
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Feb 5, 2026 • 51min
Debt's Grip: What Consumer Bankruptcy Reveals About Financial Risk in America
Deborah Thorne, sociologist who centers filers' lived experience; Pamela Foohey, law professor who studies how rules shape financial distress; Robert M. Lawless, empirical bankruptcy scholar with decades of data. They explore which debts drive collapse, how households scramble to stay afloat, debt collection and questionable relief practices, and the policy choices that shift risk onto individuals.
